Attacks from Mars: We Welcome our Robot Overlords

For this installation we adapted our Attacks from Mars project for the Vermillion Art Gallery and Bar.

In the age of digital media, there’s a renewed nostalgia for the kinetic, sensory bumps and clicks of mechanical machines, as exemplified by the resurgent popularity of pinball games here in the Pacific Northwest. Using pinball as a metaphor, this art installation examines our relationship with technology, where you are the ball in a large-scale, immersive playfield, reconnecting you with your tactile nature. The original Attack from Mars pinball game tells the story of technologically advanced aliens attacking earth, with art referencing the ‘50s. We reimagine the theme to explore our more modern, complex relationship with technology, where good robots help us fight evil robots as they attack an idealized cloud city.

My roles for this project was creative director, concept design and painting design, mural painting, programming the animated LEDs, and making the spaceships. That said, this was a truly collaborative project with all of Totally Legit on board.

EventAttacks from Mars: We Welcome our Robot OverlordsLocationVermillion Art Gallery and BarYear2017Size30' x 20' x 10'Created byTotally LegitMaterialswood, acrylic paint, controllable LEDsLearn moretotallylegitllc.com